What's up, sunshine? I'm Koi Wire here
with your news for this January 14th. It
is your word Wednesday. One of you
helped us write today's show with a
vocabulary word you submitted on the
socials. So, let's see if you're the one
who's expanding our vocab today. We
begin with an update on the situation in
Venezuela in a key meeting that could
impact who leads the nation in the
future. A senior White House official
tells CNN that President Donald Trump
will host Venezuelan opposition leader
Maria Karina Machado at the White House
later this week. The meeting comes after
the US president declined to endorse
Machado to lead Venezuela following the
ousting of President Nicolas Maduro.
Maduro's vice president, Deli Rodriguez,
has been sworn in as acting president.
Machado won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
for her opposition party efforts. She
has suggested she would offer the award
to President Trump in recent days, but
the Nobel Institute responded by saying
the awards cannot be transferred. The
Oval Office visit will also mark
Machado's second high-profile meeting in
a span of just days. She met with Pope
Leo at the Vatican earlier this week
where the two discussed the ongoing
situation in Venezuela and she asked the
pontiff to help secure the release of
political prisoners in Venezuela. Pope
Leo has previously said he is monitoring
developments in the country with quote
deep concern. Now to news of a major
labor dispute in New York City. Nurses
going on strike. It is so important for
us to strike as nurses because we do not
have enough support. We do not have
enough nurses. There's too many
patients. There's not enough nurses. We
are spread so so thin.
>> Nearly 15,000 nurses represented by the
New York State Nurses Association or
NYSNA
remain on strike at several major
hospital systems. The union says the
walk out is the largest nurse strike in
New York City history. We're fighting
for a fair contract, safe patient
staffing ratio so that our patients can
get the best care possible and also for
our health benefits.
>> NYSNA says the strike began when
contract negotiations stalled over
issues like staffing levels, workplace
safety, and health care benefits. Many
nurses say frequent understaffing has
left them stretched thin, limiting the
time they can spend with patients. when
we negotiate, they don't want to meet us
or uh hear our demands. So, they think
we're greedy, but we're not. We all just
want safe staffing. That's all. Fair
contract. That is all.
>> Despite the strike, nurses say patients
should not delay care and should still
go to the hospital if they need medical
attention. Hospital systems say they are
operating with contingency staffing
plans while negotiations continue. New
York City Mayor Zoran Mandani joined
nurses on Monday and called for
negotiations to resume. The opening
ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games is
23 days away. I better get my beanie and
my gloves ready. You all are coming with
me. Well, one of Team USA's most
anticipated rosters has finally been
revealed. After a slew of electrifying
performances at the national
championships, 16 figure skaters will
now represent Team USA at the 2026 Milan
Cortina Olympics. The men's team
features worldclass names like the quad
god, Ilia Malanin, dubbed the Simone
Biles of skating. He is the only person
on the planet who has landed a quadruple
axle. And after a dramatic finish that
landed him on the podium at this year's
championships, Max Nomoff will now make
his Olympic debut. It comes just about a
year after his parents, also his biggest
supporters and lifelong coaches,
tragically died in a plane crash. He
will now have the chance to compete on
the world's biggest stage and make his
family's dream a reality. I just keep
repeating the same sentences. We did it,
you know, we did it together. I wouldn't
be where I am or who I am without them.
On the women's side, Amber Glenn, fresh
off of her third consecutive US title,
will become the oldest US ladies single
skater to compete in nearly a century.
She's 26 years old. I spoke with Amber
just a bit ago about how she overcame
adversity to reach new heights on the
ice.
>> For me, I had a mental health crisis. I
was diagnosed with depression, anxiety,
and eventually ADHD. And it was just a
lot to try and process while being on a
national stage as a child. Uh, so it
took many, many years to try and find a
good balance for me.
>> Pop quiz hot shot. Although identical
twins share nearly 100% of the same DNA,
which physical trait is always
different? Hair color, eye color,
fingerprints, or blood type?
If you said fingerprints, put your hands
up. Pressure and position in the womb
can affect how ridges and patterns are
formed on a baby's fingers. Identical
twins often have mirror image
fingerprints, but the details still
never match exactly. Did you hear about
the medical marvel in Peru? Doctors
successfully separated a pair of
conjoined twins connected at the spine.
The baby girls were born prematurely in
October and arrived at a Lima hospital
just days later in delicate condition.
Medical teams worked around the clock to
stabilize the pair as a surgical team
determined the best approach. An MRI
revealed the girls shared a spinal canal
and nerve structures, a medical anomaly
that significantly complicated any
procedure. But on December 18th, a team
of more than 16 surgeons, nurses, and
technicians were able to pull off a
Christmas miracle. The siblings were
successfully separated in a procedure
lasting just over 3 hours. Following the
remarkable achievement, an immensely
grateful mom and dad were able to hold
their daughters separately for the first
time. Teachers, parents, all us old
heads out there, we may want to sit down
for this next one because it might make
some of us feel really old. Students at
one Western Pennsylvania middle school
kicked off the new year with a blast
from the past by opening a time capsule
from all the way back in the year 2000.
Yes, Y2K was more than a quarter century
ago. Here's what they found. They found
floppy discs. They found some spot-on
predictions about the future. Our
affiliate WTAE was there as the students
experienced the surreal snapshot of life
during the turn of the millennium.
>> It's the sound that feels like a time
machine tape ripping at a class full of
students at Wendover Middle School
leaning in opening a time capsule sealed
back in the year 2000.
>> Now most people are always at the mall
and then in 2025 the mall will come to
you. For kids who grew up with online
shopping, cell phones, and life on
demand, the items inside feel like
artifacts. Have you ever seen this
before? Do you know have any idea what
it is?
>> Yeah, my parents have told me about it
and like they asked me like trivia
questions about it sometimes.
>> Okay. Uh, have you ever seen one or held
one before?
>> No, this is my first time seeing it in
real life.
>> And it's not just the objects, it's the
feeling of a different era. It makes it
seem like everything was like
>> was like more joyful back then kind of.
>> Inside were many pop culture snapshots.
The most recurring face Britney Spears.
>> I'm seeing a lot of magazines, you know,
especially Britney Spears. That's like
what I'm most interested in.
>> But even across the generations, one
superstar is still relevant with the
kids today. Y'all are my girl. Okay.
Y'all are my girl. I love Beyonce. Mrs.
Springer, an eighth grade special ed
teacher at Wendover, was there back in
2000 when the capsule was created. And
she says she remembers how excited the
kids were to leave their mark,
especially after they got to open one
that was buried 25 years earlier in
1975.
>> And they got to see what people had put
in 25 years prior.
>> They were really excited to put some
items in here. And for me today, it's
nostalgic. The capsule has been hidden
behind a wall in the auditorium for all
these years, surviving even school
renovations.
>> The construction workers found it and we
had to move it because the building was
being renovated. So, it's been in a
couple different locations.
>> When the kids today got their hands on
some of the old tech, their reactions
said it all.
>> And when you would type this in, all
that would come across here were the
numbers.
>> Could you text me?
>> No.
>> Gosh, no.
>> It's like so like Folky,
>> today's story getting a 10 out of 10. A
kangaroo that clearly wanted to get a
jump start on summer down under in
Australia. The scene, Fun Fields theme
park in Victoria. The plot twist, a
clever kangaroo off in the lava lagoon,
Lazy River, as employees were opening
the park. No matter the motive,
obviously, even kangaroos just need to
relax from time to time. And check the
technique. Look out, Katie Leiddki. A
park spokesperson says the kangaroo
paddled around for a bit, leapt out,
then made its escape, and no kangaroos
or park employees were injured in the
making of this moment. Fun fact,
kangaroos are very strong swimmers, did
you know? And will often seek out water
to avoid predators using their strong
tails and legs to make their getaway.
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